Walking Robot Skin Turns Metal Surfaces Into a Power Source, No Battery Required
Researchers at Fudan University have created a potassium polyacrylate skin membrane that lets microrobots generate electricity from the metal surfaces ...
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Hair Loss Is Not a Trace Element Problem, Massive Serum Study Finds
A study of 1,297 patients with androgenetic alopecia found serum trace element levels were within normal ranges and essentially indistinguishable ...
Low Iron and Zinc Levels Found in Iraqi Children With ADHD
A case-control study in Al-Najaf, Iraq, found that children with ADHD had markedly lower serum ferritin and zinc levels than ...
Toxic Metals in Kano Farm Vegetables Exceed Safe Limits, Study Warns
A new study of farms irrigated with industrial wastewater along Nigeria's River Tatsawarki finds cadmium and chromium in soils and ...
Soil Covers Tame Toxic Copper Mine Tailings, But Not for Every Metal
A study of Zambian Copperbelt tailings shows soil covers cut copper leaching by orders of magnitude but can increase zinc ...
Too Much Light Piles Manganese and Zinc Into Lettuce Leaf Tips, Triggering Burn
New research shows that elevated light drives manganese and zinc to accumulate in lettuce leaf tips where necrotic outer tipburn ...
Electric Fields Strip Toxic Metals From Contaminated Soil in Just Five Hours
Researchers in Nigeria used a low-voltage electric field to strip cobalt, lead, zinc, copper and cadmium from contaminated loamy soil ...
Mathematical Model Reveals How Copper and Zinc Drive Alzheimer’s Plaque Formation
A Mississippi State mathematician has built a validated computational model showing how copper and zinc ions influence amyloid-beta plaque formation ...
Giant Land Snails Reveal Hidden Limits of Soil Metal Contamination in Abidjan
A new study of giant African land snails in Abidjan shows that soil metal contamination does not translate predictably into ...
Heavy Metal Pollution Builds Up in India’s Scenic National Waterway, Study Warns
A comprehensive study of India's National Waterway-3 finds that cadmium and zinc contamination in sediments and suspended particles threatens the ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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